Chương II: Quy tắc giao thông đường bộ

Chapter II

ROAD TRAFFIC RULES

Article 10. General rules

1. Road users must stay on the right-hand side in their direction of travel, move in the correct designated lane, road section, comply with road signs, and other road traffic rules.

2. Drivers and passengers on motor vehicles must wear seat belts while participating in road traffic.

3. Children under 10 years of age and under 1,35 m in height must not be allowed to sit at the same row as the driver unless motor vehicle types only has one seat row; drivers must employ and read use instructions of appropriate safety devices for children.

Article 11. Compliance with road traffic signal

1. Road traffic signals consist of: command of traffic control personnel; traffic lights; road signs; road markings, and other signs on the road; markers, walls, fences, reflective road studs, reflective posts, driver location signs; audible warning devices for road traffic.

2. Road users must comply with road traffic signals must comply with road traffic signals the following order of priority:

a) Command of traffic control personnel;

b) Traffic lights;

c) Road signs;

d) Road markings and other signal on road surface;

dd) Posts, walls, fences, reflective road studs, reflective posts, driver location signs;

e) Audible warning devices for road traffic.

3. Command of traffic control personnel is regulated as follows:

a) Raising right hand indicates that road users in all directions must stop;

b) Stretching either or both arms sideways indicates that road users in front of and behind the traffic control personnel must stop whereas road users to the right and left of the traffic control personnel can go;

c) Raising the right hand forward indicates that road users behind and to the right of the traffic control personnel must stop whereas road users in front of the traffic control personnel may turn right, road users to the left of the traffic control personnel may go in all permissible directions and pedestrians must move behind the traffic control personnel.

4. Traffic light consists of 3 colors: green, yellow, red and may or may not be accompanied by timer. Road users must comply with traffic lights in the following manner:

a) Green light allows road users to move; where pedestrians or wheelchair-bound people with disabilities are moving in roadway, other vehicles must decelerate or yield to the pedestrians and wheelchair-bound people with disabilities;

b) Yellow light mandates road users to stop before stop line; where a road user is on or has passed the stop line as traffic light turns yellow, he/she is allowed to proceed; where yellow light is flashing, vehicle operators are allowed to move as long as they observe, decelerate, or yield to pedestrians, wheelchair-bound people with disabilities, or other vehicles;

c) Red light mandates road users to stop.

5. Signal of road signs is regulated as follows:

a) Prohibitory sign indicates prohibitions;

b) Warning sign issues warnings regarding potential dangerous situations;

c) Order sign issues order that must be complied with;

d) Direction sign indicates direction of travel or necessary pieces of information;

dd) Auxiliary sign complements prohibitory signs, warning signs, order signs, and direction signs.

6. Road markings mean markings separating lanes, position, direction of travel, or stop positions.

7. Posts and walls inform road users about safe perimeter of road base and direction of travel.

8. Fences prevent people and vehicles from crossing.

9. Reflective road studs and reflective posts inform and warn road users about road sections, lanes.

10. Driver location signs inform road users about road information.

11. Audible warning devices for road traffic warn road users about potential danger.

12. Where an area contains both a fixed sign and a contradicting temporary sign, road users must comply with the temporary sign.

13. The Minister of Transport shall promulgate national technical regulations on road signals, except for command of traffic control personnel.

14. The Minister of Public Security shall elaborate Clause 3 of this Article.

Article 12. Compliance with speed regulations and safety distance

1. Drivers, operators of heavy-duty vehicles must comply with regulations pertaining to speed limit, minimum safety distance from vehicle travelling ahead on the same lane or road section.

2. Vehicle operators must maintain within speed limit of bridges, roads, traffic density, terrain, weather, and other factors for safety purpose.

3. Vehicle operators must observe, decelerate or stop:

a) Where road markings other available signals indicate use by pedestrians or where pedestrians, wheelchair-bound people with disabilities are crossing the road;

b) Where danger warning signals are issued or obstacles are present on the road;

c) Where they change traveling direction or have limited visibility;

d) Where road roads other road at-grade, road meets railway at-grade; where road curves, road climbs on hillside, road slopes;

dd) Where bridge, culvert, dam, underground road, underpass, tunnel are located;

e) Where school, hospital, bus station, assembly public structure, crowded residential area, local market, road construction, road traffic accident are located;

g) Where domestic animals are moving or herded on roadside;

h) Where they must avoid oncoming traffic or yield to vehicles behind; where they receive emergency signals of vehicles travelling ahead;

i) Where they approach parking, stopping locations where passengers mount, dismount vehicles;

k) Where they encounter vehicles carrying oversized, overweight load, dangerous goods or group of pedestrians;

l) Where they encounter priority vehicles;

m) Where they operate in rain, wind, fog, smoke, dust weather conditions, slippery, flooded, debris-filled road surface;

n) Where they operate in area subject to traffic control.

4. The Minister of Transport shall elaborate speed limit and safety distance of motorized vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles in road traffic.

Article 13. Lane usage

1. Vehicles moving at a slower speed must stay on the right on their direction of travel.

2. Where there are multiple lanes accommodating travel in the same direction separated by lane markings, vehicle operators must stay within a lane and only change lane where lane change is allowed; vehicle operators are only allowed to change one lane at a time and must use indicators when doing so; vehicle operators must observe and maintain safety distance from vehicles in front, behind, and to their left and right before changing lanes.

3. Where lanes traveling in the same direction are separated by lane markers, non-motorized vehicles must stay on the rightmost lane whereas motorized vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles must stay on the left-hand side lane.

4. Where a lane is reserved specifically for a type or types of vehicles, operators of other vehicle types are not allowed to enter such lane.

Article 14. Overtaking and yielding

1. Overtaking means a traffic situation where each direction of travel only consists of one lane reserved for motorized vehicles and where vehicles from behind move forward to the left to overtake other vehicles in front of them.

Where a direction of travel consists of at least two lanes reserved for motorized vehicles and separated by lane markers, overtaking will conform to lane use principles under Article 13 hereof.

2. Overtaking vehicles must overtake on the left; where overtaken vehicles are indicating left or overtaking on the left is not feasible due to operation of heavy-duty vehicles, overtaking vehicles may overtake on the right.

3. Overtaking vehicles may only overtake if there are no obstacles ahead, there are no oncoming traffic for the road length for overtaking, overtaken vehicles do not signal overtaking, and overtaken vehicles indicate right and yield to the right.

4. Where a vehicle signals overtaking, overtaken vehicle operators must observe and decelerate where sufficient safety conditions are met, indicating right to inform overtaking vehicle operators, stay on the right of carriageway until the overtaking completes and must not obstruct overtaking vehicles.

Where there are obstacles on the road or safety conditions are not sufficient, overtaken vehicle operators shall indicate left to inform overtaking vehicle operators.

5. Overtaking vehicles must indicate or honk except for non-motorized vehicles not equipped with lights and horn; during overtaking, overtaking vehicle operators must signal direction of overtaking and maintain safety distance from other vehicles and, where overtaking vehicle operators overtake in residential areas from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., only signal overtaking with indicators.

6. Overtaking is not allowed:

a) Where requirements under Clause 3 of this Article are not met;

b) Where there is a single lane on narrow bridge;

c) Where road is curved with limited visibility;

d) Where there are two-way road at the peak of summit-type curve with limited visibility;

dd) Where roads intersect, where roads intersect railway at-grade;

e) Where weather or road conditions do not guarantee safe overtaking;

g) Where priority vehicles are present;

h) Where pedestrian crossing is located;

i) Where pedestrians, wheelchair-bound people with disabilities are crossing the street;

k) Where vehicles travel in tunnels.

Article 15. Turning

1. Turning is a traffic situation where vehicle operators make a left, right, or U-turn.

2. Prior to turning, vehicle operators must observe, maintain safety distance, decelerate, indicate accordingly or use hand signals in case of non-motorized vehicles not equipped with indicators and slowly turn towards the nearest lane in the turning direction. Indicators or hand signals must remain throughout the turning process. Vehicle operators shall only turn if they ensure that other people and vehicles are safe and not hindered.

3. While turning, drivers, operators of heavy-duty vehicles must yield to pedestrians, non-motorized vehicles, oncoming traffic and only turn when they ensure that they do not hinder or endanger other people or vehicles.

4. Vehicle operators must not turn at road section reserved specifically for pedestrian crossing, on bridges, bridge approaches, underbelly of overpasses, underpasses, at-grade railway intersections, narrow roads, sloped roads, curved roads with limited visibility, expressways, tunnels, or one-way roads unless otherwise specified by command of traffic control personnel or temporary signs.

Article 16. Reversing

1. When reversing, vehicle operators must observe both sides and the rear of the vehicles, indicate reversing and only reverse when safety requirements are met.

2. Vehicle operators are not allowed to reverse on one-way roads, no-stopping areas, pedestrian crossing, intersection, at-grade intersection with railway, where visibility is obstructed, tunnels, expressways.

Article 17. Avoiding oncoming traffic

1. Where directions of travel on a road are not physically separated, in order for 2 vehicles moving in opposite direction to avoid each other, both vehicle operators must decelerate and stay to the right respective to their direction of travel.

2. Cases where yielding is required when avoiding oncoming traffic:

a) Where a road is only wide enough for one vehicle at a time and incorporates lay-by, whichever vehicle is closer to the lay-by must enter the lay-by and yield to the oncoming vehicle;

b) A vehicle going downhill must yield to the vehicle going uphill;

c) A vehicle whose path forward is obstructed must yield to vehicle whose path forward is unobstructed.

Article 18. Stopping, parking

1. Stopping means a temporarily motionless state of a vehicle in a necessary period of time to allow people to get on, get off, load goods, perform technical inspection, or conduct other activities. When stopping, vehicle operators must not shut down the engine and leave driving position except when closing, opening doors, loading goods, performing technical inspections in which case the vehicle operators must engage parking brake ỏ adopt other safety measures.

2. Parking means a motionless state of a vehicle in an indefinite period of time. When parking, vehicle operators may only exit the vehicles after engaging parking brake or adopting other safety measures. Where a vehicle is parked on sloped road, the front wheels must turn towards the curb and must be wedged.

3. Vehicle operators, upon stopping or parking on road, must:

a) Via signals, inform other vehicle operators upon entering, exiting stopping and parking position;

b) Park or stop their vehicles in a way that does not affect pedestrians and other vehicles.

4. Vehicle operators are not allowed to stop, park:

a) On the left of one-way road;

b) Curved road section or close to slope entry with obstructed visibility;

c) On bridges except where traffic arrangement permits;

d) Underbelly of overpass except where stopping, parking is allowed;

dd) Parallel to another vehicle stopping, parking on the same side of the road;

e) Less than 20 m away from another parking vehicle in respect of narrow road; less than 40 m away from another parking vehicle on roads with one lane reserved for motorized vehicles per direction of travel;

g) On road section reserved for pedestrian crossing;

h) At intersection and within a 5 meter radius from the edge of intersection;

i) Passenger pickup and drop-off points;

k) At and within a 5 meter radius of entrance to headquarters of agencies, organizations that accommodate vehicle entry and exit;

l) Where road width can only accommodate one lane of motorized vehicles;

m) Within safety perimeter of railway;

n) Where the vehicles will obscure road signs or traffic lights;

o) Roads reserved specifically for buses, on top of sewer grates, openings of telephone lines, high-voltage lines, drafting locations of fire trucks; on roadway or pavement in a manner that contradicts the law.

5. On road in general, vehicle operators may only stop and park where road shoulders are sufficiently wide or on plots located outside of carriageway; where road shoulders are not wide enough or not available, vehicle operators may only stop and park to the right of their direction of travel.

6. On city road, vehicle operators may only stop, park along the shoulder or pavement to the right of their direction of travel; the innermost wheels must not be more than 0,25 m away from the shoulder or pavement and must not obstruct or endanger other people and vehicles.

7. Where a vehicle must park on a section of carriageway or where parking is not allowed due to technical difficulties or other force majeure, vehicle operators must turn on emergency lights or place warning signs to inform other vehicle operators.

Article 19. Opening vehicle door

1. Vehicle doors may only be opened once the vehicle has come to a stop or is parked.

2. Individuals opening vehicle door must first observe the front, the rear, and the side on which the door is located and only then open the door to exit the vehicle if they deem safety is ensured; doors must not be left open if safety is not ensured.

Article 20. Light usage

1. Drivers and operators of heavy-duty vehicles, while participating in road traffic, must turn on headlight from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. or when poor weather conditions limiting visibility.

2. Drivers and operators of heavy-duty vehicles must turn off driving beam and use passing beam:

a) Where they encounter pedestrians crossing the road;

b) Where they travel in residential areas with functioning lighting system;

c) Where they encounter oncoming traffic unless median strips are equipped with anti-glare capability;

d) Where they turn at intersection.

3. Drivers and operators of heavy-duty vehicles, when performing tasks on road, must turn on yellow warning lights.

Article 21. Honking

1. Vehicle operators may only honk:

a) to inform other road users about potential dangerous situations;

b) to notify overtaking.

2. Vehicle operators must not honk repeatedly, use horn of inappropriate volume, use horn from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. in residential areas, in vicinity of medical examination and treatment establishments other than priority vehicles.

Article 22. Yielding at intersection

Upon approaching intersection, vehicle operators must observe, decelerate, and yield according to the following principles:

1. Where a non-priority road intersects a priority road or a branching road intersects a main road, a vehicle moving from the non-priority road or branching road must yield to a vehicle moving on the priority road or main road regardless of direction of travel;

2. Where an intersection is not equipped with roundabout signage, vehicles must yield to vehicles entering from the right.

3. Where an intersection is equipped with roundabout signage, vehicles must yield to vehicles entering from the left.

Article 23. Using ferry and pontoon

1. Upon approaching ferry stations and pontoons, vehicles must queue as per the law in a manner that does not disrupt traffic.

2. Vehicles shall use ferries and pontoons in the following order of priority:

a) Priority vehicle;

b) Mail delivery vehicle;

c) Raw food delivery vehicle;

d) Public passenger transport.

Where vehicles of the same priority arrive at ferry stations or pontoons, the vehicles will comply with a first-come-first-serve basis.

3. Upon using ferries:

a) Where vehicles are boarding ferries, riding ferries, and entering ferry stations, individuals other than drivers, operators of heavy-duty vehicles, children, pregnant women, the elderly, people with disabilities, and sick people must get off the vehicles;

b) When boarding ferries, motorized vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles shall board first and be followed by non-motorized vehicles and pedestrians; when disembarking, pedestrians shall disembark first and be followed by vehicles under instructions of traffic control personnel.

4. Upon crossing pontoons:

a) Motorized vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles must travel in a single queue in the direction of travel and must not disrupt people and vehicles moving in the opposite direction;

b) Non-motorized vehicles and pedestrians must stay to the right of their direction of travel and must not disrupt movement of motorized vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles;

c) Motorized vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles, non-motorized vehicles, and pedestrians must comply with instructions of traffic control personnel.

Article 24. Traffic at railway crossings and road-rail bridges

1. Where railway crossing guards issue commands, red lights are flashing, sirens are blaring, and boom barriers are being closed or are closed, road users must stop to the right of their direction of travel before stop line.

2. Where a crossing is not guarded or not equipped with boom barrier, siren, or signal lights, road users must stop to the right of their direction of travel and before stop line, observe both directions, and only cross if no railway vehicles are approaching.

3. Where road vehicles break down or get involved in accidents or spill their goods at railway crossings or road-rail bridges and are unable to immediately evacuate from railway safety perimeter, vehicle operators and individuals at the scene must immediate signal train stop and adopt safety measures.

Article 25. Traffic on expressway

1. Drivers and operators of heavy-duty vehicles, while driving on express ways, must adhere to the following road traffic principles:

a) Before merging onto expressways, drivers and operators of heavy-duty vehicles must indicate and yield to vehicles on the expressways, observe and maintain safety distance before merging onto the rightmost lane; where acceleration lane is available, drivers and operators of heavy-duty vehicles must enter the acceleration lane before merging onto expressways;

b) Before exiting expressways, drivers and operators of heavy-duty vehicles must observe instruction signs, slowly move onto the rightmost lane or deceleration lane (if any) before exiting the expressways;

c) Drivers and operators of heavy-duty vehicles are not allowed to drive on emergency lanes and shoulders;

d) Drivers and operators of heavy-duty vehicles must adhere to other traffic principles detailed under this Chapter.

2. Vehicle operators may only stop and park at designated locations; where vehicle operators encounter technical difficulties or other force majeure in which they must stop or park, they may stop or park on emergency lanes on their direction of travel and signal hazard lights; where vehicle operators are unable to move onto emergency lanes, they must signal hazard lights, place warning signs or lights at least 150 m away to the rear of the vehicles, and immediately inform police authority in charge or expressway authority.

3. Heavy-duty vehicles having design speed lower than minimum speed of expressway, four-wheeled motorized passenger vehicles, four-wheeled motorized goods transport vehicles, motorbikes, mopeds, vehicles of types similar to motorbikes, mopeds, non-motorized vehicles, and pedestrians are not allowed to enter expressway except people, vehicles, and equipment serving management and maintenance of expressway.

Article 26. Traffic in tunnels

Vehicle operators, while driving in tunnels, must adhere to the following road traffic principles:

1. Motorized vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles must use passing beams; non-motorized vehicles must use lights or other light-emitting devices;

2. Vehicle operators must not stop or park in tunnels; where drivers and operators of heavy-duty vehicles encounter technical difficulties or other force majeure in which they must stop or park, they must move the vehicles into emergency parking, stopping positions or, in case they are unable to move the vehicles, turn on hazard lights and place warning signs or warning lights at a safety distance to the rear of the vehicles and immediately inform police authority in charge or tunnel authority;

3. Vehicle operators must adhere to other traffic principles detailed under this Chapter.

Article 27. Priority vehicle

1. Priority vehicles consist of fire trucks of fire fighting and rescue police department and fire trucks of other forces mobilized to perform firefighting tasks; vehicles of military, police, and military police forces in the performance of emergency duty; convoys led by traffic police vehicles; ambulances in the performance of rescue duty; embankment personnel transport in the performance of duty; vehicles in the performance of rescue, natural disaster remediation, epidemic remediation duty or vehicles in the performance of emergency duty as per the law; funeral procession.

2. Priority vehicles have the right of way over other vehicles at intersections regardless of approaching direction in the following order:

a) Fire trucks of fire fighting and rescue police department and fire trucks of other forces mobilized to perform firefighting tasks;

b) Vehicles of military, police, and military police forces in the performance of emergency duty; convoys led by traffic police vehicles;

c) Ambulances in the performance of rescue duty;

d) Embankment personnel transport in the performance of duty; vehicles in the performance of rescue, natural disaster remediation, epidemic remediation duty or vehicles in the performance of emergency duty as per the law;

dd) Funeral procession.

3. Priority vehicles under Points a, b, c, and d Clause 2 of this Article must emit priority signals as per the law. Color of priority light signals:

a) Fire trucks of fire fighting and rescue police department and fire trucks of other forces mobilized to perform firefighting tasks, vehicles of military forces in the performance of emergency duty, ambulances in the performance of rescue duty must be equipped with red flashing lights;

b) Vehicles of police and military forces in the performance of emergency duty and vehicles of guiding traffic police must be equipped with blue and red flashing lights;

d) Embankment personnel transport in the performance of duty; vehicles in the performance of rescue, natural disaster remediation, epidemic remediation duty or vehicles in the performance of emergency duty as per the law must be equipped with blue flashing lights.

4. Priority vehicles under Points a, b, c, and d Clause 2 of this Article can operate regardless of speed limit, traffic light signal, direction of traffic, and on any permissible road; can operate against traffic only on emergency lanes of expressways; must comply with order of traffic control personnel and temporary signs.

5. Where priority vehicles signal emergency operation, other road users must decelerate, stay to the right of their direction of travel or stop to yield, tollbooths must prioritize and not obstruct priority vehicles in all circumstances.

6. The Government shall prescribe management, installation, and use of devices emitting priority signals of priority vehicles and procedures for issuance, re-issuance, and revocation of license to use priority signal devices.

7. The Minister of Public Security shall prescribe domestic and foreign delegations arriving at Vietnam to be escorted by traffic police forces; escort procedures of traffic police in respect of domestic and foreign delegations in Vietnam.

Article 28. Using goods transport motor vehicles for passenger transport

1. Goods transport motor vehicles are only allowed to transport passengers in their cargo spaces where:

a) the goods transport motor vehicles serve rescue, natural disaster or epidemic remediation or emergency duty; emergency medical care of transported individuals, to evacuate people from dangerous areas or in the event of other emergencies as per the law;

b) the goods transport motor vehicles transport people’s armed forces in the performance of emergency duty;

c) the goods transport motor vehicles are training vehicles transporting driving trainees; vehicles for examination and carrying examinees; transport workers in the performance of road maintenance duty;

d) the goods transport motor vehicles transport people in parade if competent authority has permitted the parade.

2. Goods transport motor vehicles transporting people under cases detailed in Clause 1 of this Article must maintain road traffic safety.

Article 29. Tow vehicles, vehicles hauling trailers, and tractor units hauling semi-trailers

1. Each motor vehicle may only tow another motor vehicle or heavy-duty vehicle if the towed vehicle cannot operate except for cases under Clause 3 Article 53 hereof as long as requirements below are met:

a) Towed vehicles must be manually operated and have functioning steering system;

b) Connection between towing vehicles and towed vehicles must be firm and safe; where brake system of towed vehicles are no longer functioning, towed vehicles must be connected to towing vehicles via draw bars;

c) The front of towing vehicles and the rear of towed vehicles must be outfitted with warning signs and yellow flashing warning lights.

2. Vehicles hauling trailers, and tractor units hauling semi-trailers must only haul trailers and semi-trailers appropriate to their design; connection between hauling vehicles and trailers, semi-trailers must be secured and safe.

3. Towed vehicles must not be occupied by people other than the drivers; vehicles hauling trailers, and tractor units hauling semi-trailers must not haul other trailers, semi-trailers, or other vehicles.

Article 30. Pedestrians; children, pregnant women, the elderly, people with disabilities, incapacitated people participating in traffic

1. Pedestrians must:

a) go on pavements, shoulders, foot paths; where pavement, shoulder, or foot paths are not available, pedestrians must stay to the right in their direction of travel;

b) only cross where traffic lights, zebra crossing, pedestrian overpass, pedestrian underpass are located and comply with road instructions and signs. Where traffic lights, zebra crossing, pedestrian overpass, pedestrian underpass are not available, pedestrians must observe oncoming traffic and only cross when it is safe; when crossing, pedestrians must signal with their hands;

c) not cross median strips, hang on to or cling to moving vehicles; ensure safety and prevent disruption to people and road traffics when carrying or hauling bulky items.

2. In respect of children, pregnant women, the elderly, people with disabilities, and incapacitated people:

a) Children under 7 years of age must be accompanied by adults when crossing the street;

b) People with disabilities using motorized or non-motorized wheelchairs must go on pavements, shoulders, zebra crossing, and road sections reserved for non-motorized vehicles;

c) People with vision impairment must be accompanied by human guides or be outfitted with devices that inform other people about their vision impairment when participating in road traffic;

d) Incapacitated people must be accompanied by human guides when participating in road traffic;

dd) The general public are responsible for helping children under 7 years of age, pregnant women, the elderly, people with disabilities, and incapacitated people cross the road;

Article 31. Operators, passengers, and goods loaded non-motorized vehicles

1. Bicycle, motorized bicycle operators may only carry one additional passenger or two additional passengers one of which is a child under 7 years of age.

2. Bicycle, motorized bicycle operators must not conduct actions under Clause 3 Article 33 hereof; bicycle, motorized bicycle passengers must not conduct actions under Clause 4 Article 33 hereof.

3. Motorized bicycle operators and passengers must wear helmets compliant with national technical regulations and fasten accordingly.

4. Non-motorized vehicle operators may only move in single line and stay within road section reserved specifically for non-motorized vehicles (if any); non-motorized vehicles must be outfitted with lights or warning devices at the front and the rear in order to be allowed to operate from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

5. Goods loaded on non-motorized vehicles must be safe, not disrupting traffic, and not obstructing visibility of operators. Goods loaded on non-motorized vehicles must not exceed 1/3 the vehicle length, must not extend more than 1 forward or backward, and must not extend more than 0,4 m past each side wheel.

Article 32. Controllers, herders of domestic animals, operators of road vehicles towed by domestic animals

1. Controllers, herders of domestic animals, operators of road vehicles towed by domestic animals must keep domestic animals to the right of their direction of travel; must observe carefully and only cross the road when it is safe; must not disrupt other people and vehicles.

2. Do not control, herd domestic animals, or operate vehicles towed by domestic animals into road sections reserved for non-motorized vehicles.

3. Do not release domestic animals on roads.

Article 33. Operators, passengers, and goods loaded on motorbikes, mopeds

1. Operators of motorbikes and mopeds may only carry one additional passenger or two additional passengers:

a) to carry sick people for emergency medical care;

b) to escort people violating the law;

c) to carry children under 12 years of age;

d) to carry the elderly or people with disability.

2. Operators and passengers of motorbikes, motorized tricycles, and mopeds must wear helmets compliant with national technical regulations and fasten accordingly.

3. Operators of motorbikes, motorized tricycles, and mopeds must not:

a) drive abreast;

b) drive in road sections reserved for pedestrians and other vehicles;

c) use umbrella or audio devices other than hearing aids;

d) remove both hands from the handlebar; drive on one wheel in case of motorbikes, two-wheeled motorized vehicles; drive on two wheels in case of motorized tricycles;

dd) propel, push other vehicles, objects, herd animals, carry, transport, load bulky objects using the vehicles; carry people standing on the seat, cargo space, or sitting on the handlebar; load goods exceeding the permissible limit;

e) operate while sidesaddling, standing, lying on the seat; changing driver while the vehicles are moving; operate while turning around or blindfolded; grind the kickstand or other objects against the road while the vehicles are moving;

g) conduct other actions that violate road traffic order and safety.

4. Passengers of motorbikes, motorized tricycles, and mopeds, in road traffic, must not:

a) carry bulky objects;

b) use umbrella;

c) hang on to, pull, or propel other vehicles;

d) stand on the seat, cargo space, or sit on handlebar;

dd) conduct other actions that violate road traffic order and safety.

5. Motorbikes and motorized vehicles must not load goods in a manner that extends more than 0,3 m towards either side of cargo space, more than 0,5 m towards the back of cargo space according to manufacturers’ design; stacking height must not exceed 2 m from road surface.

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Biển số xe hay còn gọi là biển kiểm soát xe cơ giới, là tấm biển gắn ở đuôi xe đối với mô tô hay đầu xe/đuôi xe đối với xe ô tô. Biển số xe được cơ quan công an cấp khi mua xe mới hoặc khi chuyển nhượng xe. Vậy biển số xe 29 là tỉnh nào? Quy định mới nhất 2025 về mẫu biển số xe, bài viết sau đây sẽ làm rõ về các vấn đề này. 02/01/2025

Biển số xe 28 là tỉnh nào? Quy định mới nhất 2025 về mẫu biển số xe

Biển số xe 28 là tỉnh nào? Quy định mới nhất 2025 về mẫu biển số xe

Biển số xe hay còn gọi là biển kiểm soát xe cơ giới, là tấm biển gắn ở đuôi xe đối với mô tô hay đầu xe/đuôi xe đối với xe ô tô. Biển số xe được cơ quan công an cấp khi mua xe mới hoặc khi chuyển nhượng xe. Vậy biển số xe 28 là tỉnh nào? Quy định mới nhất 2025 về mẫu biển số xe, bài viết sau đây sẽ làm rõ về các vấn đề này. 13/12/2024

Biển số xe 27 là tỉnh nào? Quy định mới nhất 2025 về mẫu biển số xe

Biển số xe 27 là tỉnh nào? Quy định mới nhất 2025 về mẫu biển số xe

Biển số xe hay còn gọi là biển kiểm soát xe cơ giới, là tấm biển gắn ở đuôi xe đối với mô tô hay đầu xe/đuôi xe đối với xe ô tô. Biển số xe được cơ quan công an cấp khi mua xe mới hoặc khi chuyển nhượng xe. Vậy biển số xe 27 là tỉnh nào? Quy định mới nhất 2025 về mẫu biển số xe, bài viết sau đây sẽ làm rõ về các vấn đề này. 13/12/2024

Biển số xe 26 là tỉnh nào? Quy định mới nhất 2025 về mẫu biển số xe

Biển số xe 26 là tỉnh nào? Quy định mới nhất 2025 về mẫu biển số xe

Biển số xe hay còn gọi là biển kiểm soát xe cơ giới, là tấm biển gắn ở đuôi xe đối với mô tô hay đầu xe/đuôi xe đối với xe ô tô. Biển số xe được cơ quan công an cấp khi mua xe mới hoặc khi chuyển nhượng xe. Vậy biển số xe 26 là tỉnh nào? Quy định mới nhất 2025 về mẫu biển số xe, bài viết sau đây sẽ làm rõ về các vấn đề này. 13/12/2024

Biển số xe 23 là tỉnh nào? Quy định mới nhất 2025 về mẫu biển số xe

Biển số xe 23 là tỉnh nào? Quy định mới nhất 2025 về mẫu biển số xe

Biển số xe hay còn gọi là biển kiểm soát xe cơ giới, là tấm biển gắn ở đuôi xe đối với mô tô hay đầu xe/đuôi xe đối với xe ô tô. Biển số xe được cơ quan công an cấp khi mua xe mới hoặc khi chuyển nhượng xe. Vậy biển số xe 23 là tỉnh nào? Quy định mới nhất 2025 về mẫu biển số xe, bài viết sau đây sẽ làm rõ về các vấn đề này. 13/12/2024

Lỗi biển số mờ phạt bao nhiêu mới nhất 2025?

Lỗi biển số mờ phạt bao nhiêu mới nhất 2025?

Hiện nay khi tham gia giao thông, không khó để bắt gặp hình ảnh những chiếc xe cũ với chiếc biển mờ số. Vậy hành vi điều khiển xe bị mờ biển số có bị phạt không? Và những trường hợp như thế xử lý như thế nào? 08/01/2025

Xe biển xanh CD là gì?

Xe biển xanh CD là gì?

Biển số xe màu xanh là biển số xe được cấp cho xe ô tô, xe mô tô của các cơ quan nhà nước, các tổ chức chính trị - xã hội, đơn vị sự nghiệp công lập, ban quản lý dự án có chức năng quản lý nhà nước. Vậy xe biển xanh CD là gì? Bài viết sau đây sẽ làm rõ các quy định về vấn đề này. 12/12/2024